Mission Statement

To be the safest, most passionate fabricator and constructor in North America, relentless in the pursuit of customer and employee excellence.

ABOUT

Great River Industries has become a recognized leader in providing quality manufacturing, construction and maintenance services in the Gulf Coast Region, Texas and across the United States. Great River provides a single-source for you, our customer, and you can be sure we look at every job from all vantage points to ensure the best value. We are fully integrated and qualified field construction company capable of building new API-650 storage tanks to repairing tanks to API-653, Specialty Plant Maintenance ASME/API code shop built tanks and vessels, ASME pipe fabrication and installation and 24-HR Emergency maintenance.

Utilizing our experience and knowledge of ASME, API and AWWA Standards, engineering expertise and innovative construction techniques, we make sure your project is completed on time and within budget, according to the highest safety standards.

We’re located at mile marker 360 on the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi. Our access to a deep-water channel offers unique capabilities for large-scale, specialty manufacturing and enables economical barge transport to any location in the world.

Safety and Quality are the terms that define us. It’s who we are, because of our educated and skilled work force.

At Great River Industries, great craftsmanship and skilled labor doesn’t have to come with an inflated budget. It comes with our name. We offer the best rates in the industry due to our location and efficiency. We take great care improving our already high safety ratings by investing in proper training and schooling for each and every employee.

At GRI, the safety of our employees, customers, vendors and community is a value, not a priority. Priorities can change with a given situation. Values never change.

Great People and Great Execution Is our business… Great River Industries.

our team

Kenny Lawson : President

Kevin Sullivan : VP of Operations

Kory Byers - VP of Field Operations

Greg Bauer - VP of Construction and Maintenance

Adam Bourgeois: VP of Sales

John Boyd : Plant Manager

Devin Evans : Safety Manager

Allen Smith : Sales Engineer

Stephen Fertitta- Business Development

HISTORY

Great River Industries has its foundations in multiple industry-leading companies. The company was most recently known as Enersteel, a fabrication, manufacturing and construction company serving a wide variety of industries.

Since 2013, the Natchez facility has completed a significant expansion, adding 18,000 square feet of fabrication space and adding new employees to the team. Today, the company is being operated as Great River Industries, an NGS Investments company.

NGS Investments, which invests in businesses serving the energy services industry, also has an interest in Cenergy, a West Virginia company specializing in engineering, manufacturing and construction for oil and gas companies.